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All results from a given calculation for CH2Cl (chloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/cc-pCVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pCVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at QCISD(T)/cc-pCVTZ
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pCVTZ
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.902057
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.516649
Nuclear repulsion energy45.437459
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pCVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3185 3185        
2 A1 1432 1432        
3 A1 851 851        
4 B1 114 114        
5 B2 3333 3333        
6 B2 998 998        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4956.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4956.5 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at QCISD(T)/cc-pCVTZ
ABC
9.25093 0.52927 0.50063

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.115
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.584
H3 0.000 0.951 -1.620
H4 0.000 -0.951 -1.620

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69931.07631.0763
Cl21.69932.40012.4001
H31.07632.40011.9016
H41.07632.40011.9016

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.944 Br2 C1 H4 117.944
H3 C1 H4 124.111
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability